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Ukraine says strike in Russia's Kursk region took out high-tech radar system - UPI.com (www.upi.com)

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Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A Ukrainian attack drone carrying an explosive payload destroyed a Russian mobile anti-aircraft radar station in Russia's Kursk region, state media said Friday.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ukraine's done this with store bought drones, plastic explosives, and some knowledge of frequency communication to get past Russian jammers. AP published an article on Ukraine's drone operation rather recently.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Everyone does this with store bought drones (mostly sourced from China, FWIW). It's so incredibly affordable it's crazy.